Paula Agnes Lynch was 21 when she left Sandusky, Ohio, in the late 1970s to travel. The last confirmed contact with family came in 1978 when her mother heard from her in Marathon, Florida; in 1979 her brother received a letter from Paula but the place it was mailed from is not known. After that correspondence there has been no contact.

Paula is described as a white female, 5 feet 8 inches, 120 to 135 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes. Distinctive marks include a beauty mark next to her right eye and multiple tattoos: a design with wings in the center of her chest, a Rolling Stones tongue logo just below her belt line, and possibly a butterfly on a shoulder. The Sandusky Police Department is investigating.

Her family submitted DNA in 2013 and those profiles were entered into national databases. A 1980 unidentified body found in Lake Erie was tested against her DNA but was ruled not to be her. Does anyone who knew Paula or saw her during her travels have information that could help locate her?